Author: jeremy schmidt
Consecrating Science: new book on science, myth, and the Anthropocene by Lisa Sideris
A title soon to be released that is worth adding to your “to read” list from Lisa Sideris, published by University of California Press. A bit of a…
America’s water whiplash
This was originally published on the NYU Press Blog From the Square. Jerry Brown must sometimes wonder why he isn’t called the water governor. In the 1970s he…
Spring (northern hemisphere) Anthropocene books out now or soon…
A few recently released or soon to be released titles (not counting my own) on various aspects of the Anthropocene. Clive Hamilton’s Defiant Earth: The Fate of Humans…
My new book! Water: Abundance, Scarcity, and Security in the Age of Humanity
I am very pleased to announce that my new book is out. Technically, Amazon and other outlets might not ship it until April 4th, but I saw it…
Social learning in the Anthropocene: novel challenges, shadow networks, and ethical practices
My most recent article is now out at the Journal of Environmental Management. At least for a time, it is free to download by clicking here. The ideas…
Genealogies of Environmentalism: The Lost Works of Clarence Glacken – forthcoming in June 2017
#038;d=identicon&%23038;r=G’ class=’avatar avatar-32′ height=’32’ width=’32’ />Progressive Geographies Genealogies of Environmentalism: The Lost Works of Clarence Glacken– edited by S. Ravi Rajan with Adam Romero and Michael Watts –…
New Book from Kath Weston: Animate Planet
Great looking new title from anthropologist Kath Weston published by Duke (details here). From the website: Description In Animate Planet Kath Weston shows how new intimacies between humans,…
Jessica Dempsey on Enterprising Nature: Economics, Markets, and Finance in Global Biodiversity Politics
A great new book from Jessica Dempsey (UBC Geography). Description below and a short animated video from her website. The publisher’s description does not do the book justice…
2nd Peaceful Coexistence Colloquium CFP: Finnish Lapland June 2017 #anthropocene #pce2017
The 2nd Peaceful Coexistence Colloquium – Reimagining Ethics and Politics of Space for the Anthropocene June 6-9, 2017, Pyhä, Finnish Lapland http://www.ulapland.fi/peacefulcoexistence #pce2017 …
Academics Start Reviewing Journals
Academic Journal Reviews is now live. It describes itself as: “A place for academics to review the publishing process at peer-reviewed journals.” And it is, in a sense,…
Ethics in the Anthropocene: new paper in The Anthropocene Review
Together with Peter Brown and Chris Orr (both at McGill), I’ve co-authored a new article now available at The Anthropocene Review in advance of print. If you’d like…
Wake up, Freak Out – Then Get Over It
A short animated clip that, if doesn’t embed properly below, is available here.
Sandra Postel: Repairing the Water Cycle
Originally a podcast…
Graham Harman: Morton’s Hyperobjects & the Anthropocene
synthetic zero “Harman will consider the similarities and differences of the terms ‘hyperobjects’, coined by Timothy Morton, and ‘anthropocene objects’. The concept of Hyperobjects refers to entiti…